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Production of Methanol
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Overview of Methanol Production
Methanol is produced primarily through the
catalytic hydrogenation
of
carbon monoxide
and
carbon dioxide
with
hydrogen
, using a
copper-based catalyst.
Balanced Chemical Equation(Methanol)
C
O
(
g
)
+
CO(g) +
CO
(
g
)
+
2
H
2
(
g
)
↔
C
H
3
O
H
(
g
)
2H_2(g) \leftrightarrow CH_3OH(g)
2
H
2
(
g
)
↔
C
H
3
O
H
(
g
)
Conditions for the Reaction
Optimal conditions include a temperature range of
200-300°C
, a pressure range of
50-100
atm, and the presence of a
copper
/
zinc oxide
/
alumina catalyst.
